For Moving Pictures, I reviewed Get Him to the Greek.
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| Director Nicholas Stoller returns to the universe of his hit 2008 movie “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” for his latest effort, “Get Him to the Greek.” Focusing on nihilistic rocker Aldous Snow, portrayed once again by Russell Brand, this vulgar film plays like an overly long “Saturday Night Live” skit. |
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| At an overlong 109 minutes, Stoller’s sophomore effort comes off like a bland slide show: one pointless scene after another. Even the too-rare humorous moments punctuating the film are often poorly done and fail to realize the full convictions of their ideas. A scene in a Las Vegas strip club with all the hallmarks of comedy gold — tripping, paranoid men party with strippers when a fight breaks out and something catches on fire — exemplifies some of the problems. Rather than trusting his actors and embracing the inherent full-out Benny Hill lunacy, Stoller slows things down and attempts to exert some control in the situation, thus watering down one of the few potentially memorable scenes in this largely forgettable film. |